Nurses' perceptions and experiences of palliative care for patients with cancer.

Authors

Kofi Gyasi Agyei, Sarah Ennin, Osei Owusu-Akyeaw, Jacob Deri Dogtir, Riddick Michael Adjei, Ahmed-Rufai Yahaya, Emmanuel Dapilah, Ernestina Armah

Published in

International journal of palliative nursing. Volume 32. Issue 8. Pages 1-10. Aug 02, 2026. Epub Aug 19, 2026.

Abstract

Nurses are an integral part of the multidisciplinary team and are ideally positioned to offer palliative care services.
To explore nurses' perceptions and experiences in providing palliative care to patients with cancer.
This study employed a descriptive qualitative research design, with data collected through in-depth interviews. A total of 13 nurses participated in the interviews, which were transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was performed using ATLAS.ti software, adopting an inductive approach.
Four major themes were identified: (1) perceptions of nurses, (2) experiences of nurses, (3) roles of nurses and (4) challenges in providing palliative care.
Nurses play an integral role in palliative care, but face challenges that constrain their services. Key stakeholders should support nurses by providing them with adequate resources and training in palliative care.
Healthcare systems should support nurses' wellbeing through sustainable strategies such as resilience training, peer support, flexible work arrangements and culturally appropriate coping mechanisms, while integrating palliative care into routine oncology services with clear referral pathways.

PMID:
42616570
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 20 Aug 2026.

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